Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or practice of expectoration.
- noun An appearance seen on the surface of silver which has been melted in considerable quantity and then allowed to cool slowly, protuberances like miniature volcanic cones being formed just as the surface of the metal begins to solidify, through the orifices of which oxygen gas escapes, sometimes with sufficient violence to throw out bits of the molten metal.
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- verb Present participle of
spit . - noun medicine
expectoration
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- noun the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
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Examples
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When folks begin spitting out statements like ... "wolves are a needed part of a balanced ecosystem" ... it simply tells me they don't really know squat about wolves.
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On the domestic front, their idealistic Ward ‘n June Cleaver fantasy may have been conservative while we were still in spitting distance of the 50’s, but at this point it makes about as much sense as trying to turn society Martian.
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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D, MO) disavows any role in spitting smear. »
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When folks begin spitting out statements like ... "wolves are a needed part of a balanced ecosystem" ... it simply tells me they don't really know squat about wolves.
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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D, MO) disavows any role in spitting smear.
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D, MO) disavows any role in spitting smear. | RedState 2010
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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D, MO) disavows any role in spitting smear.
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D, MO) disavows any role in spitting smear. | RedState 2010
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A banal, unoffensive first lady and a TV talk show host are NOT more admired than the only woman thus far to get within spitting distance of the White House.
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A banal, unoffensive first lady and a TV talk show host are NOT more admired than the only woman thus far to get within spitting distance of the White House.
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My favorite bookstores for buying books are any little used book store in any little touristy town, so when you're in, say, Sonoma, and you've tasted so much wine that you are getting a bit buzzy (because spitting is a sin because there are sober children in China), you can wander over to the used book store and breathe the musty smell and find treasures you've never heard of and can't wait to read.
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Hope to see any of you who are in spitting distance of Chappaqua, New York - or anybody you've told about it - there.
Reading at Chappaqua Library! deliasherman 2010
Prolagus commented on the word spitting
Why do so many people spit in New York? And why do they use such relish while loading their spit?
April 7, 2008
reesetee commented on the word spitting
Eew. They use relish??
April 8, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word spitting
Yes. I can feel it.
April 8, 2008
asativum commented on the word spitting
I've been to New York and no one spat relish at me. Am I missing something?
April 8, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word spitting
I edited my first comment and maybe now it's easier to understand - hopefully!
It doesn't change the true passion of New Yorkers for spitting.
April 8, 2008
asativum commented on the word spitting
Not to worry, Pro: I think we both understood your meaning. Misunderstanding is just more amusing.
April 8, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word spitting
OK! Then spit your relish everywhere in Wordie!
April 8, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word spitting
*barfs*
April 8, 2008
reesetee commented on the word spitting
Asativum's right. I was just playing with you. ;-)
But please, no relish spitting. Eew.
April 8, 2008